Sentences with phrase «affordability at»

As the president of CAR, my goals center around raising awareness about housing - related issues, property rights for owners, and affordability at all levels.

With housing affordability at record highs, real estate professionals are hoping this year's REALTOR ® Nationwide Open House Weekend event will be a big jump - start to the spring buying and selling season for housing markets across the country.

This alternative will accommodate population growth, and will maintain housing affordability at a level that is more expensive than what the first alternative can achieve, but which is far more reasonable than what the second one offers.12 As a result, it will also go a long way towards maintaining the social character of the city.

Convenience to jobs ranked second at 44 percent, and overall affordability at 38 percent.

The REALTORS ® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score measures housing affordability at different income percentiles for all active inventory on the market.

It only takes a few minutes, and it's priced for affordability at around fifteen dollars monthly.

Most importantly, if you are shopping for a new home, calculate your affordability at a much higher interest rate — it's the only way you can determine your chances of affording your home for the long term.

Affordability at the individual employee level is determined by coverage actually costing more or less than 9.5 % of the employee's actual income.

Many people, especially first - time owners, have things like efficiency and affordability at the top of their list when searching for a new car.

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«The lack of real affordability at Astoria Cove is a major step backward, not forward, for the entire city.

But the affordability at Sherman Plaza went beyond what's typically called for through MIH.

As a Buyer, you were previously competing for a property and stretching your affordability at times.

2016.08.30 Canadian Housing Affordability deteriorates the most in six years amid surging prices in hot markets: RBC Economics Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter...

Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter...

TORONTO, August 30, 2016 - Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter, even though affordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research.

In June, TD economist Beata Caranci estimated U.S. housing affordability at 16.3 %.

Not exact matches

«At the same time, the inability for supply to catch up with this demand drove prices higher and continued to put a tight affordability squeeze on those trying to reach the market.»

How about looking at the measure most ordinary folk go by, which is affordability — i.e. monthly mortgage payments in relation to their income.

At this juncture the housing bears may argue that it is imprudent to use RBC affordability measures given interest rates are low and most likely to go up.

Yet despite the ease, access and affordability of presenting a message to a wide audience, a lot of organizations suck at public relations.

This demonstrates that the «fundamentals for real estate remain good,» he noted, but that the condo market is facing a challenge with the amount of supply currently available, although condo affordability is still at reasonable levels.

We would be agape with awe, look grimly at our Woolco tube socks and the terrible compromises Canadians make in the name of affordability and dream of the day we could join in all that uncompromised consumerism.

Equally attractive is its affordability compared to similar products: The Maison Lambert shaving brush rings in at around $ 65 and comes with a drip stand, making this far and away the best value to be had for genuine silvertip badger bristle.

Using open data from 7,236 cities, researchers looked at factors like affordability, access to jobs, frequency of service, quality, and number of stops.

Golfman and his team spent 14 years conducting R&D before arriving at a product, manufactured in India and made primarily of wheat - straw fibre, that achieved the trifecta of high quality, high environmental integrity and affordability.

The Level smart glasses are starting to roll out in select areas, and — since eyewear is having a bit of a moment in terms of style and affordability — they couldn't have come at a better time.

In late February, the B.C. government unveiled its provincial budget that included a housing plan aimed at improving affordability in the real estate market.

«This likely won't help affordability in the near - term because of demand - supply tightness in the two markets at the present time, but some relief could arrive late this year or early in 2017.»

To determine whether homes are fairly valued The Economist looks at the relationship between prices and disposable income — an indicator of affordability — and between prices and rents — a substitute for buying a home.

«The change towards multifamily could be the initial signs that affordability is starting to impact the mix of construction,» noted Tendayi Kapfidze, chief economist at LendingTree.

The firm will also set aside five units at some level of affordability following a request from the L.A. City Council.

The rapid and unrelenting rise in student debt over the past decade has put college affordability and student loan policy at the forefront of the national political conversation.

Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - 2014...

Now before Gene reviews the Specialty Restaurant Group, I also wanted to mention that pricing during fiscal 2013 at all 3 of our large casual dining brands will be slightly below 2 % to help strengthen affordability and protect the strong value proposition we offer our guests.

2017.09.29 Housing affordability relief still elusive in Canada in the second quarter as ownership costs continued to rise in Toronto: RBC Economics Becoming a home owner in Canada is less affordable now than at any time since 1990, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economicaffordability relief still elusive in Canada in the second quarter as ownership costs continued to rise in Toronto: RBC Economics Becoming a home owner in Canada is less affordable now than at any time since 1990, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC EconomicAffordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research...

The RBC Housing Affordability measure, which has been compiled since 1985, is based on the calculated costs of owning a detached bungalow (a reasonable property benchmark for the housing market in Canada) at market value.

The RBC housing affordability measure captures the proportion of pre-tax household income that would be needed to service the costs of owning a specified category of home at current market values (a fall in the measure represents an improvement in affordability).

2015.06.22 Canada's housing affordability trends diverged regionally during Q1 2015: RBC Economics Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - 2014...

During the second quarter of 2014, affordability measures at the national level fell by 0.9 percentage points to 48.0 per cent for two - storey homes, by 0.6 percentage points to 42.5 per cent for detached bungalows and by 0.4 percentage points to 27.4 per cent for condominium apartments.

«Owning a home at market price in Canada still took an abnormally large bite out of household income, but RBC's aggregate affordability measure was unchanged in the fourth quarter after a string of six quarterly increases,» said Craig Wright, senior vice-president and chief economist, RBC.

So at the margin, I suspect the housing market MUST slowdown due to affordability issues exacerbated by rising prices and rising interest rates.

At the same time, RBC's affordability measures for Saskatchewan fell between 1.3 and 0.8 percentage points, and stood close to their historical averages.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government will unveil its long - awaited housing strategy on Tuesday, taking aim at skyrocketing real estate prices and soaring rents that have crippled affordability in the West Coast Canadian province, particularly in Vancouver.

When home prices and mortgage rates rise at the same time, it greatly reduces housing affordability.

At the same time, concerns about affordability are most prevalent among younger renters.

She dismissed troubling academic reports, and she ignored the red flags being frantically waved by experts at our nation's banks who warned that Vancouver's «epic surge in prices» had crushed affordability.

This prediction comes at a time when the L.A. real estate market is creating affordability issues for many residents.

Interest rates are stuck at historic lows, so affordability is actually improving as the market cools, though it still takes about 42 % of pre-tax income to cover the typical costs of owning a detached home.

Here is a look at just a few of her promises to B.C. families and businesses since becoming premier, and how she's fared on those promises over the last year: AFFORDABILITY...